What is CVE-2022-38582?

CVE-2022-38582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-Virus, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-38582?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Watchdog Anti-Virus

CVE-2022-38582

Incorrect access control in the anti-virus driver wsdkd.sys of Watchdog Antivirus v1.4.158 allows attackers to write arbitrary files.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-11-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Watchdog Anti-Virus — versions 1.4.158

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

gist.github.com/420SmokeBigWeedHackBadDrivers/53de9ff97d95fc3e79307345fddb0a30 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38582?: CVE-2022-38582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchdog Anti-Virus, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-38582?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.